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Show HN: Remote-Controlled IKEA Deathstar Lamp
Repainting the iconic IKEA PS 2014 lamp into the Deathstar from Star Wars has been a popular IKEA hack for quite some time.This variant additionally replaces the manual, rope-operated mechanism to open and close the lamp with a remote-controlled motor.The firmware is based on ESPHome, and its excellent Home Assistant integration enables one to implement higher-level features, like a "sundial" where the aperture of the Deathstar follows the sun elevation throughout the day (see the timelapse video).That said, I will not consider this project as complete until the Imperial March can be played over the stepper motor (just like the legendary Floppotron) ;-) Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43809841 Points: 13 # Comments: 3
Repainting the iconic IKEA PS 2014 lamp into the Deathstar from Star Wars has been a popular IKEA hack for quite some time.
This variant additionally replaces the manual, rope-operated mechanism to open and close the lamp with a remote-controlled motor.
The firmware is based on ESPHome, and its excellent Home Assistant integration enables one to implement higher-level features, like a "sundial" where the aperture of the Deathstar follows the sun elevation throughout the day (see the timelapse video).
That said, I will not consider this project as complete until the Imperial March can be played over the stepper motor (just like the legendary Floppotron) ;-)
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43809841
Points: 13
# Comments: 3
